Mechanical Application Development Engineer

Location: Yocumtown

Position:
Mechanical Application Development Engineer

Location:

Valley Green, PA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high
bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks,
Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the
electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs
globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design,
sales and manufacturing locations globally.

The Cable Backplane Development Engineer will participate in the design and
development of unique and/or proprietary high-speed custom cable assemblies
which will integrate into the customer's system. These products are developed in
response to specific customer application needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Full technical responsibility for planning, organizing, and conducting
technical projects within the design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation
of electrical connectors and cable systems.
Work closely with key customers and management to develop custom products,
and ensure products and services satisfy customer requirements.
Translate customer and market requirements to product concepts by
generation and illustration of ideas, making use of a wide range of sources such
as brainstorm sessions, existing APH products/portfolio, competition and patents
in cooperation with multi-site teams.
Design for Manufacturability - Ensure the best product design for cost
and manufacturing processes without affecting the product functionality and
performance at the customer.
Ensure connectors chosen for a customer application meet all functional
requirements
Provide support / feedback to Sales Engineering and Field Application
Engineering.
Provide regular updates on project status internally to project team
through regular project meetings / action trackers / management reviews / email.
Provide regular updates on project status externally (to customer)
through regular project meetings / action trackers / email.
Conceive and plan projects involving the definition and selection of new
concepts and approaches to the design and development of connectors, cables and
cable systems, including managing the fabrication of components and prototype
assembly.
Create documents required to define and build products: drawings, material
specifications, bills of materials and manufacturing processes.
Work with cross-functional, multi-site teams to develop solutions that meet
customer requirements, cost targets and program schedule requirements.
Draw on the global engineering capabilities of other Divisions for
collaborative interconnect product development initiatives to serve a total
interconnect solution to the customer.
Provide product cost data / cost calculations on various product concepts
developed within the project to support Product Management and Manufacturing.
Provide technical support to Sales and marketing personnel including
technical training, presentations and customer visits.
Coordinate, analyze and assess testing and qualifications in order to insure
product conformity with specifications. Assess the quality and functionality
of prototypes and samples for customer use and adherence to performance
standards.
Complete design verifications in early stages of projects. Execute,
coordinate and interpret the design verifications such as calculations,
simulations, Finite Element analyses (FEA), prototyping or testing.
Develop and execute test plans as needed for product qualification to
internal design criteria and customer design requirements
Conduct competitive analysis together with other engineers and marketing in
order to maximize competitiveness. i.e. Cost, Performance, Manufacturability,
etc.
Maintain and manage (product engineering/guardianship) of new and existing
components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies throughout the life cycle of
products.
Provide support to manufacturing facilities on cost down, quality, customer
issues.
Stay abreast of technological developments in the connector and
interconnection industries.
Apply patent request when applicable in order to protect intellectual
property.
Travel as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

2-5 years of experience in product development/design minimum
BS in Mechanical Engineering (Electrical/Electronic Engineering Degree
alternative)
Experience designing and developing high speed Connectors, cable assemblies
and cable assembly systems
Good Communication and interpersonal skills
Analytical reasoning and problem solving